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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-26

W Highland, Mrs seper. Miss d 3d.
per. L W Hazard. A Moore, Moore.
Shearson, Ii M Conner, ] Carr. Grant.
Mr and S MRS Hughes. MRS olarse ,' Miss
Mary Dun, Miss b Dougherty, Mrs Pond,
Mise Darcy, Mr. and Mrs Geo FL Walker, Miss
Mary Leonard, Miss Ada Roden1ger, Mss
Moyreihan. Miss Mabel storer. 6 A Libbets,
Mrs Storer, L Leary, VIM Fryer.
Hart, Mrs A Lyman. " Trufant. John E
Rogers, ktddes, { Coe, BIRD z
l. A CavaIy, j Fraser. $ Bush. A b Har-
men, Mr. and Mrs w LoveleTs. I
Per steamship Chattahoochee. for New
York-Mrs W II Hiser and child; Morris,
Mrs Klauber, infant and maid, Mr. and Mrs
II b Wright, X Mead, MIR and Mrs ID + At
kins, q NJ sutton, A Yonge, { Bellalr, @
Harry Field. Mrs Joseph Field, Geo b Lock
wood, Mrs I M Avery, S NJ Purify, Mrs NJ
Ryan, A French, FW Parson, Miss Nellie
Dychman, Miss Eloise Miner, MIR and Mrs
Rowland, C Bonner. A Franklin, Miss
Maggie Suthill, Mr. and Mrs ii Welles. I Y
Mailing Hattie Walker tcol), and steerage.
CoNsIGNEEs.
Per steamer st Nicholas, from Fernandina
and way landing s-Teeple q Co, III I Gilmer.
" w Gordon 4 Co, VIM Hodgeson, Byck & s,
W Miller, Butler & S. e N Green, Perkins
& Son, A NJ Cohen - Co. Jno Flannery q Co,
M Henderson. Chss Ellis.
Per Charleston and Savannah Ry, March IS
Transfer Ofice, Western Union Co. B Il
Garfunkle, NJ Boley & Son. stmr Nicholas.
III solomon q Son, A Letter, Pearson q 8, IA
Ray, Grady, Del & Co. S W Branch, p
Perry, } r Walsh.
PerCentral Railroad. March 25- Fords ACT.
II III Farley. BALDWIN b Co. A Hull. 8
McAlpin, Solomon Son, Palmer Bros,
Launey G, Mohr Bros. VIM Kehoe q Co.
SGuckenheimer d SON, w W Gordon q Co,
q Eckstein b Co. Frank q Co, Lee Roy Myers.
Bendheim Bros Il Co, G X Stults. G III Carson.
M Henderson, NJ Ferst Il Co. Vale Royal
Mfg. ID Bacon & Co, Peacock, H & Go. Hop
per Bros, McDonough 81 Co. VIM Hone Il CO.
Hood L. T Williams, w jackson, ID ID
Arden.
Per Savannah, Florida and Western Ry.
March 2S-Fordg Agt, HI Solomon Son.
Ohlander Bros, M Henderson, Hexter B X,
Meinhard Bros Il Co, p Williams. McGillis
& Co. Lindsay & NJ, @ Eckstein q Co. q W
Parish, RoseBhelm h Co, FL Ward d Co.
Harms h j, Hirsch Bros, III Myers Bros,
o Denton. s Guckenheimer & Son. II N Hull,
w w Gordon Co. Bacon, j Il Go, Frierson q
III Solomon Il Son, Mcdonnell q Co, L Meyle.
w Hawkins, Dae, ID Il Co, ID j Mcintyre,
Lee Roy Myers, standard OH Co, M VIM
hew, S Gordon, Epstein Il W, Goodma an & 9.
A Enrich y Bro, Q Nj Gilbert Co. Jno Sui
livsn, Einstein Il l., W Simkins, Weed It c,
Baldwin Co, Peacock. II Il Co, c Jones.
w w Chisholm, w Q Jackson, Il j Perkins &
Co, Ellis, q Co, Butler s. S, NJ Maciean,
Jno Flannery Co. s Wood Il Bro. NJ 81
ID j Mcintyre.
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CLEARED YESTERDAY.

Steamship Chattahoochee. Catherine, New
YoTk-C g Anderson Agent.
Steamship Embl eton (Br), Simmonds, Bar
celona-Wider 4 Co.
Steamship Byzantine tBr), Grtmmade, Re
val-A Minis y Sons.
Bark ainetar (RusJ, NyToss, Queenstown
for orders-Jas X Clarke Il Co.
Bark Sjomanden (Nor), Lunde, Belfast
NJ S Cosulich a Co.
schr Wade Hampton, Prince, Charleston
Dale, Dixon Il Co,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-26
COUNTRY PRODUCE,

PoULTRY-Market steady; receipts heavy
demand light for grown; half to three ar
tiers grown IN good request. EGGs-Msrket
irregular, with a fair demand; receipts very
light. PEAEUTs-Ample stock demand far
m arket firm and advancing. SUGAR-Geor-
gia and Florida nominal; none in market.
HoNEY-No demand nominal. SWEET PorA-
ToEs-Scarce; receipts very light; demand
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-26

and higher; Rio cargoes, common to prime
lSss0sl51fc. Cotton seed oil-prine crude 2sc.
summer yellow S51a(@36c. Sugar quiet put
louisiana centrtugais, choice white 800
100, prime yellow clarified 7-i6(9519o. on
yellow clarified $50. Molasses steady; Lou
iuRals, strictly prime to fancy 2S(G33c.
ST LOUIS. March 25.--Wheat closed 1910
1 Essre No. 2red, cash 7S3tG7s94c, May 1ses9
No. 2mIHed, cash &II@s5Isc, May delivery
oS52c' oats inactive; No. 2 mixed, cash 27Is
Ce2oc' May 2SI5c. Whisky steady at 81 10. Pro-
visions dull and weak, with only job trade.
CINCINNATI. March 25.-Flour easy. Wheat
heeVy' NO. red sl0S2c. Corn nrmer; No.
mixed S91&c, Oats hrm; No. mixed soc:
TOTE an nominal atS7 80. Lard in fair demand
bacon quiet and unchanged. Whisky steady
at 81 Is. Hogs quiet.
LoUlsyILLE. March 25.-6rain closed quiet:
Wheat, No. red SIC. Corn, No. mixed 40c;
quiet: Bacon, clear rib sides 371zc, clear
sides Zoe, shoulders Z. Bulk meats. clear rib
SIDES Soc. clear sldes loo, shoulders &c. Mess
pork nominal. Hams, sugar cured, II 1900
IL QUO. Lard, choice leaf SA@s1c.
NAVAL STORES.
lOl5d.
NETWORK. March 25, noon.-snlrits turpen-
tine dull at SOC. kosIn duh at 81 05lDl 10.
quiet.
CHARLESTON, March 25.-Spirits turpentine
steady at 35c. Rosln steady; good strained
soc.
WILMINGTON. March 25.-Spirits turpentIne
dull at S45%c. Rosin firm: strained s2I7c,
good strained s7hc. Tar Arm lat 81 10. Crude
turpentlne arm; hard 81 90; yellow dip ana
virgin 81 80.
RICE.
NEW YORK. March 25.-Rice steady.
NEW ORLEANS. March 25.-Rice quiet; Lou
lslAna ordinary to prime 3$z(paC.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-26

slow. A slight squirt in Canada Southern oc-
Cured toward O'Clock to which the general
market responded feebly. but the close was
duh and weak and generally near the lowest
prices of the day. Total sales aggregated
258, 600 shares, The market closed at the fol-
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-26
Mill timber 81 below these. figures.
FREIGHTS.

FREIGHTS,
LgMBER-By Sail--Tonnage is in scant sup
ply and the few offerings are readily placed
at outside figures. A number of vessels can
find ready business at this and the
other Georgia ports. Freight limits
are from IS to So from this and the near Geor-
gia ports to the Chesapeake ports, Philadel-
phia. New York, Sound ports ana eastward.
Timber 50casl higher than lumber rates. To
South America, $l3al4: to Spanish and Med
iterranean ports SIlal2; to United Kingdom
for orders, timber, 27a2Ss; lumber. fS los.
Steam-To New York, 81; to Philadelphla, ~;
to Boston, 50.
Naval sToREs-Firm. Foreign-Cork, etc,
for orders, As Sd, and, or 3s; Adrlatic, rosin,
3s 11&l; Genoa, r0sin, So. Coastwise-Steam-
To Boston, SOC on rosin, 81 on spirits; to New
YORK, rOsin, soc. spirits soc: to Philadelphia,
rosIn Doc, spirits soc; to Baltimore. rosln. SOC,
spirits zoe.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-26
SAVANNAH MARAEr II.
OFFICE OF THE MORNING NEWS,l
SAVANNAH, GA, March %, 4P.M.

sAvANNAH, GA, March %, 4P.M.
CoTToN.-The market was dull and to
some extent nominal. Prices. however, were
very firm. There was fair inquiry, but
there WAS a scarcity of stock offering. The
total seles for the day we're only ID bales.
On Change at the opening call, at 10 a. M.
the market was reported firm and unchang-
ed. with a sale of bale. At the second call,
atlp, M, 1t was firm, the sales being 5
bales. Attic third and closing call, at p.
m, it was still arm and unchanged, with fur
Their sales of bales. The following are the
Official closing spot quotations of the Cotton
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-26
SATURDAY, March 20, 1857.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.

Bark Alma (Rus), Ronneberg, Barcelona
via Cadiz, in ballast to ID Bacon Co.
Steamer st Nicholas, UsIna, Darlen, Doboy.
Brunswick and Fernandina-C Williams.
Agent.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-26

1Uu1'I TSIOl0 D0'PP1' - -,00''00
1heImports into continental ports this week
have been $4,000 bales.
The above figures indicate decrease IN
the cotton In sight to date OF SO, III bales rs
compared with the same date of 1886. an in
crease OF l49,Osl bales as compared with the
corresponding date of 1855, and a decrease of
1893 7OS bales as compared with 1854.
INDIA COTTON MovEMENT.-The following
Is the Bombay statement for the week and
wear, bringing the figures down 10 March II:
BoMBAYREoEIPTs AND SHIPMENTS FOR -FOUR
YEARS.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-26
RECEIPTS.

Per steamer Ct Nicholas. from Fernandina
aud way landings-2l bales cotton, sacks
cotton, bales hides. a boxes oranges. cart.
25 stergeon, boxes sturgeon. boxes terra
pin, Eegsroe, ktgs fish.
Per Charleston and savannah Rv. March 25
g cars phosphate rock, cars fertilz0re
lot cross arms, bales bags. cases clothing
IL sacks peas, pkgs 80 caddies tobacco. 5
ukgs % caddies tobacco, ~ pkgs As and l5la
caddles tobacco, pkgs 10 caddies tobacco,
Per savannah, Florida and Western Ry.
March $3.50 bales cotton. ! 1894 bbls rosin. 1877
bbls spirits Turpentine. 80 cars lumber, ] car
blocks. 2 cars rail, l car laths and he'd, 81
bales hides. IL bbls whisky. bbls syrup, SO
bales hay, 500 sacks cotton seed meal. 40 cases
cigars, Is SACKS rice, IA bbls ricea5 pkgs mdse,
/ .S77 boxes oranges. bbls oranges, l5e boxes
vegetables, 81 bbls vegetables, 10 refrlgera-
tors strawberries, and mdse.
Per central Railroad, March 25-3l3 haIes
cotton 90 bales yarns. 56 bales domestics, p04
ibs bacon, 6 bales plaids. bales hides 10 rolls
leather. SO pkgs tobacco, $40 bbls rosln. %
bbls spirits t argentine, AB bales hay, IL bbls
liquors, 10 hf do. 10 pkgs furniture and h h
goods, $50 bushels corn, lzb bbls hour, 6pkgs
wood in shape, n cars lumber. "a pkgs ma
chinery, 20 tons pig iron, so and mdse. II pkgs
plows, 10 bales paper stock. 81 pkg hardware,
\ cases eggs, 10 cars coal, car charcoal.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-26
FINANCIAL.

MONEY MARKET.-Very easy.
DOMESTIC ExCHANGE.-Steady. Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts AT "a
ner cent premium ana selling at u per
cent premium.
FOREIGN ExoHLNdE.-The market is firm,
Commercial demand. 81 81: sixty days,
81 IS: ninety days. S4Si; francs,
PARIS and Havre. commercial. sixty DAYS.
IS 2291; Swiss, sb23ts; marks. si1ty
DAYS. 80. $500
SRCURITIBs.-Securittes are little more
active To-day with few bidding, at quota
tions. for state bonds, dGbentures, South
western railroad and Central railroad stocks.
All classes of bonds and stocks are held firm
Iy and only limited quantity can be found
~, .,aahinov pricea
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-26
EAPORTs.

Per steamship Chattahoochee. or New
York-I22 bales upland cotton, 100 bales sea
island cotton, l2s bales domestlcs and yarns,
l. lI8 bbls rosin. 300 bols spirts turpentine, l34
bbs rice S5, 8ll feet lumber Al bbls oil, 70 pkgs
fish, 70 bbls fruit, 2,470 boxes fruit, s87 bbls
vegetables. Oil crates vegetables, H5 tons
iron, s44 pkgs mdse, Oh refrigerators straw
berries, u refrlgerators lettuce.
Per steamship EmbletoB tBr), for Barcelo-
ma, $50 bales upland cotton, weighing 2, 49,
223 pounds.
Per steamship Byzantine tBr), for Reveal
$3.50 bales upland cotton, weighing 1905, FAB
pounds.
Per bark Sjomanden Nor, for Belfast
Pits bbls rosin weighing 9s5,9l6 pounds, $50
bbs spirits turpeBtine, measuring l2,7S6 gal
Ions, 1872 white oak slaves.
Per bark Lainetar tRusl. for Queenstown
30l .o65 feet p p panks-Jas Clarke & Co.
Per schr W ade Hampton. for Charleston
$3.50 feet dressed lumber-Dale, Dixon q Co.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-26
PASSENGERS.

Per steam err So Nicholas. from FernandinA
and way landings-Thos Eason. Mary Floyd.
J l. Henry. G W screven, 4 Crosiand, VIM
Sabatie. A J Edenneld, Mrs l. Quarterman,
E ID Brown, wife and children. Minis.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-26
DEPARTED YESTERDAY.

Steamer st Nicholas, Usina. Darlen- Doboy,
Brunswick and Fernapdina-C Williams.
Agent.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-26

NAVALSToREs.-The market for spirits tur
pcntne was quiet, but steady and unchanged.
the sales for the day were Only 70 casks at
3415c for regulars. AT the Board of Trade
on the opening call the market was re-
portedfrm at s41sc for regulars. At the
closing call it was firm at SOC for
regulars. Rosin-The market was firm for
the lower grades while better grades were
easier. The Gales for the day were about 975
barrels. 1T the Board of Trade on the first
call it was duh for ana window glass,
aod steady for NJ and water white. while the
lower grades were hrm at the following
quotations: A. Is, { and D 07l4c., e 81 021S. r
81 O5. q 81 O715al 10, II 81 10. 81 10. K.$l so.
NJ 81 IS. n s235 window CLASP 81 56, water
white 81 10. At the closing call IL WAS steady
for VI and above and firm for X and below,
with sales OF 500 barrels ae 81 80 for and
80 so for window glass; Other grades un-
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-26

en- iinsg rTgcetpts and shipments for the weeS
and Tor tbe S 90 20 and STOCK on nand Tonight
''o same Time last year: A''
-Wepls andt,.. a. -. =. -
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Shipping 9ntriltGrttrr.

MINIATURE ALMANAC-THIS DAY.
SUERI5E5 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. o:oo
sun SETs....... ........ ..... ..... Ibid
HIGH WATER at Savannah .e:l8 AN 9;s7 Pm
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-26

According to the foregoing, BOMBAY appears
in the weeks receipts of $4,000 bales. and de-
crease IN shipments OF 5000 bales. and the
shipments since Jan. show an increase OF
1 halAa
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-26

black eve. 81 50al75; white crowder. 81 75a2.
PRUNES-TurKl sac; French, Sc.
RAIsINs-Dem light; market steady;
loose new Muscatel, 81 %; layers, 81 per box;
London layers, SO so per box:
SHOT-nrop, 81 %; buck, 81 3d.
SALT-The demand il moderate and the
market quiet; carload loads. o6c, b; job
Lie, S5ca$l.
SUGARS - The market IS higher; cut
loaf, csc; standard A, exc; extra Z, $3.50; G
yellow. SIC; granulated, tssc; powdered
$50.
SYRUP-Florida and Georgia syrups, 30t35c;
the market is quiet for sugarhouse at 35a40c:
Cuba Btrai ght goods, 2SC in hogsheads; sugar
house molasses. 20c.
TOBACco-Market duh. demand moderate.
equote: ~moking, 2Scs$l rs; chewing, COM
mon, sound, 2Sa30c; far, SoA3Sc: medium. 4Oa
soc; bright, 50a75c; fine fancy, S5a9Oc; extra
fine, 90caSl 10; bright navies. 45a75c; dark
nGvies. 40a50c.
LUMBRR-The demand from the West con-
tinue- good; coastwise and foreign inquiry ia
also very active. Prices for average sched-
ules are hrm at quotations., with some adj
vance, while difficult schedules can only be
placed at considerably advanced prices. We
quote:
Ordinary sizes. ..................,.$lS 5oa7 90
Flooring boards. ..............,.... ~ OOazo on
acknowledgements. ......,........ Is 80 Il 90
TIMBER-Market dull and nominal. We
quote:
7G0 feet average ,........-..$ COAL COAL 90 90
500 4" .................. 10 OOall 10
800 .....-............ IL eOal2 10
Shipping'timber in the raft
zoo feet average. wa . w
500 .................. OOa w
800 .........'.......' Q wa y W
l,VuO 1890. $3.50. -, uVaA" w
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-26

VISIBLE SUPPLY OF COTTON.-Beloww we give
the table of visible supply, as made up by cable
andtelegraph for the FlnHecidk and CONNER
ojdt ChTOnjcls to March Is. The continental
stocks, as we'll as those Of Great Britain and
the a6oat, are this weeks returns, and con
sequently all the European figures are brought
down to Thursday evening. But to make the
totals the complete figures for March IS we
add the item of exports from the United
states, including in it the exports of FRIDAY
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-26

Fruit ana tegataOIe MarkeG.
The following special to the MORNING NEWS
is published for the benefit OF our Florida
and Georgia readers and those interested in
fruits and vegetables. and can be relied upon
as accurate and reliable:
Special to Morning Netcs.
NEW YORK, March rs. - Strawberries,
fancy Florida, per quart, SOC; choice. per
quart, 4eai5c; fair. per quart, S0aS6c; straw
berriea, Charleston per quart. ooc; Florida
oranges, fancy brights, - 50a5 90 per box;
choice, IS rs as 80 per box; fair to good, ~ rs
az 70 per box; russets, 81 T6a2 % per box;
poor, 81 25al so per box; cabbage, Florida, per
barrel, SO 00a4 20; peas, Georgia. per crate,
IS 90; peas, Florida, per crate. ~ 50A3 90:
fat, 81 SOa2 80: cucumbers, Florida, per crate,
So: beets, Florida, per crate, $2a2 90; egg
plant, Florida, per barrel, Sl6a20; squash,
Florida, per crate, 81 50.
j. u. HAsHAGEN,
Eastern Agent Florida Dispatch Line.
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Set IsLpud.-The receipts, as reported by
factors ~ TO p. m. for the week. were 81
Lar, and the sales for the same time were l24
bags, leaving the stock at 1922 bags. The
market has continued dull, though the stock
Is well in hand. Prices are firmly held. Good
clean COt.ons readily command quotations.
The above sales were based on the following
uu0 ations:
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-26

CoTToN-the market for the week was very
quiet. Prices, however. continued strong.
sdy,rciny in the early part Of the week fully
I4g9 l6, for all grades. The business was
t"w and very small for lacS Of stock. The
n ST weeks ciearances have brought the stock
On hand down to very small proportions.
Tie tatal sales for the week foot up to only
bol Males. The following are the official clos
Ing suot quotations of the Cotton Exchange;
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-26

STATEMENT SHOWS THE NET
RECEIPTS AT ALL PORTS FOR THE WEEKS
ENDING MARCH % AND MARCH IL, AND FOB
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-26

VEGETABLEs-By Steam-(By special con-
tract)-To New York, Philadelphia. Boston
and Baltimore, standard crates, 20c; barrels,
40c. Without the contract, crates, S5c; bar
rails TIE
The Meeker herald., 1887-09-17
Inexperienced near.ssun,.r..

1t Is not generally known. but it Is II
fact nevertheless. that Morgan Edgar
and Frank Barton roosteti In n trce In
the Lime Kiln mountains n few days
ago. How they came to select such u
singular place to pass the night came
about In this wise: 1t became known
some days ago that Morgan Edgar was
going East In week or two TO spend
the winter. and Captain Armit and
Frank thought IL would be the proper
caper TO invite MIR. Edgar over TO the
Lime Kiln country 10 participate in n
hear hunt before he departed for the
The Meeker herald., 1887-09-17
4 Gracious Apology.

Portcr--Gent, this way please.
Swell twho dislikcs the word ''gcnt'l-
BY jovc. fellah, f'm no gent
Porter lin apparent confusionl-Bcg
y'r pardon. Miss. but y'r clothing de-
ccived me.--Lifc.
The Meeker herald., 1887-09-17
J. ". HU0UA N. MAJOR
J. w. Hugus e. Co.,
BANKERS,

Transact = Generai banking business.
Highest price paid for County Warrants. In
,erc-t allowed on Time Deposits. Draits
drawn on Eastern Cities and Europe.
Correspondents, kounixe Bru-., New York;
First National Hank, Omaha; Colorado
National Hank, Denver; }. ". Husus 4 Co..
Rawiina, wyo.
The Meeker herald., 1887-09-17

A lost plug ba, is "a lopg-'el. wan, '
The Meeker herald., 1887-09-17
MEEKER COLO, SATURDA Y2sEPTEMBER II,

Dendy, one of our most Fcted citl-
zens and wealthy sto IAN. That
they acted like the gentle q they are
or any Of the Denver or eadville Of
hcers. The cold water say there
WINS ~ only I've Of their :. ser in the
fight. Judging from = "trophiesr
INDIAN camp plunder) usht back
from the field OF earns one would
have thought they were into the
fight. The Gvs evidently 1hn't over
look any bets"
Congressman symes ~ ehe original
cause Of the iate Ute 3 bse in this
county has bsen the hre of the
Indian department to kse 1ahe Indians
on the reservation. Mr. pnes has his
bearings correct.
The Meeker herald., 1887-09-17

Ce',.-',o.. rrsnps'y Attended to.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1887-05-20
DEER LODGE, MONTANA, MAY 20, 1ss1

TIE venture didn't pay, and, alter drifting
about for year or two Peck enlisted as a
private and saw hard service as q soldier.
Re was mustered out as second lieutenant.
In 1866 he landed at Pipon, Wis, and started
paper, which he ran for two years. About
this time Mr. Peck did his first humorous
work. When Grant was first elected and
was giving offices to all of his relatives, Peck
wrote series of letters, which purported to
come from an old Irishman named Torrance
McGrant, who claimed that he was cousin
Of U. S., and who demanded official recogni-
tion. These letters were copied far and wide
and attracted considerable attention. Brick
Raineroy was then in the heyday of his pop
ularity and was printing his paper in New
York He discovered who the author was
asal Induced him to come TO New York, where
he worked on the papers for three years.
Pomeroy finally failed, and Peck once more
returned to Wisconsin His family had been
sick in New York, he had spent the little
money he had and was head over heels in
debt. After Pomeroy reorganized his paper
at La Crosse, Peck again edited it for wear
or two. After two or three unsuccessful
ventures in the newspaper line Peck's Sun was
started at La Crosse. 1t ran for your years,
never realizing larger circulation than 400
or 500 copies. Nine years ago the paper was
moved to Milwaukee. In the course of three
or four years its circulation was worked up
TO several thousand. At first, and for long
time. Peck did all the work-sold his paper to
the newsboys, kept his own books, canvassed
for advertising and did his own collecting.
Things ran along in this sort of way until the
phenomenal bad boy put in an appearance.
***
The former country printer, publisher and
crossroads humorist is now surrounded by all
of the luxuries that money can procure. His
palatial residence is luxuriouslY furnished.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1887-05-20
A PROMPT ANSWER
Given to Northern Tourists Questions
of a Cabman. #
ESnecial Correspondence

Given to a Northern Tourists Questions
of q Cabman. t#
Especial Correspondence
CHARLESTON, May TO-
"How many electric lights have you in
this cityg' / asked of our colored carriage
driver
aSebenty sah,o was his instantaneous
reply. ~
Here is precise and concise person,
thought L like people who give nnhesi-
tating answers
allow many saloons are there in Charles
tons"
aFour hundred, sah.n
This man has cooked and primed his bureau
Of statistics for the benefit of northern
travellers, said. will draw further upon
this living local encyclopedia in ebony.
allow high is that electric pole in the
squaresn
4Four hundred and eighty feet, sahlH
This wouldn't go down. Itdid not look a
4 pole to rival the Washington monument.
"Oh, come now" said, "that's too much.
Can't you take off eighty feetsn
Dunno, sab. Dar's an eighty to it some
whah.
My faith in this Eihiopian's correctness be-
gan to fail. He may be cnltivating readiness
of answer more than correctness, thought
I'll try him ON gereralities.
'The earthquake did a good deal of
damage Iput out, snggestively.
Yes. sahl Good deal Bout sixty jined
de church directly afterward.
! closed the interview TRAVELLER.
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